More pearls.....

[imanit]

Time again to share with you my pearls.
First, two bracelets from PP. Multicolor, AAA, one 8-9, other 9-10mm:
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[imanit]

second: my Vietnamese Akoyas from TPO mixed with multicolor SS:
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[Mervione]

They´re really beautiful... To me it always seems that rounder tahitians have more colour than baroque ones, but I think someone here said that it´s actually the circled ones that have the most colour?

[imanit]

my obsession with FW is never ending:
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[Mervione]

Wow! I love how the colour in the necklace slowly change to lavender from peach...

[imanit]

made few rings:
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[imanit]

and some more:
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[imanit]

and of course earrings:
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[imanit]

finally, colored FW, I rarely use them, but I liked those silver ones:

[pattye]

Hurray for you, Ivona, they are all just amazing and wonderful! I love them all!

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[Valeria101]

Beautiful blacks... and everything else... :cool:

Any chance hose re little air bubbles escaping from submerged Tahitian pearls in the first photo? ;)

How did you manage to gather the pearls for the color-graduated freshwater strand?


The last gray necklace looks very interesting. How large are the pearls in it? (approx. since they are not symmetrical)

[Sueki]

Oh my goodness,
Beautiful collection Ivona. I don't have a favourite, they're all gorgeous.

[pattye]

Oh, please tell me about the rings--did you make them yourself? Are those cast mountings? Are the pearls set on pegs?

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[barbie biggs]

Beautiful. Even my husband stopped what he was doing to look at all your pretties.
barbie

[Caitlin]

Is that a froggy puffing out his throat? Wonderful! You have excellent eyes and pearl picking skills....

[richipat]

Just beautiful!!!
The ones from PP have great color....drool.:o
The neck shot is great -- what a wonderful design!

[Nerida]

Hi Ivona - than you for sharing your photos. I DO have a favourite - the gorgeous akoya and mixed SS piece - I am dreaming about making a multistrand necklace similar to that. Is the metal WG or sterling silver? The earrings are all lovely, the freshies fabulous, the bracelets beautiful, but, like Pattye, I really want to know more about the rings - they are fantastic!

[SpaceNeedle]

I love your earrings, especially the ones with coin pearls (9.jpg). It would be quite a daily challenge for me if I had to choose which one of these gorgeous pieces to wear.

[GemGeek]

What a treat! It looked like the pearls were in water, then I saw air bubbles. That's a great way to get the color to show. I loooove the mixed pearl necklace and the shaded strand. You are so talented! ;)

[pearlescence]

I liked the keishi and round pearl mix - I love texture contrasts

[Sueki]

Agree with Gemgeek, you are indeed very talented.
And, if I had to choose, I'd say the black pearls and the shaded rope.
I've got a shaded rope here that's almost complete.
It's been ages putting it together....
But I really do love them all Ivona.

[imanit]

Beautiful blacks... and everything else... :cool:

Any chance hose re little air bubbles escaping from submerged Tahitian pearls in the first photo? ;)

>>>>>I read somewhere here about making photos of pearls submerged in water - I did try to do it ...air bubbles are the proof....:)
How did you manage to gather the pearls for the color-graduated freshwater strand?
>>>two strands of mixed purples and so called "pinks" arranged differently - that's all - pearls from ebay-from""incompac" @ 30$ strand 9-10mm, very, very nice for the price...


The last gray necklace looks very interesting. How large are the pearls in it? (approx. since they are not symmetrical)
>>>> roundish ones 10-11mm

[imanit]

[quote=Caitlin;34320]Is that a froggy puffing out his throat?

>>ha-ha-ha.... I had different thing in mind, but you would censor it if I would write it down.....

[imanit]

Oh, please tell me about the rings--did you make them yourself? Are those cast mountings? Are the pearls set on pegs?

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time
>>> two purple biwas it's silver wire ( bigger one is mounted on ring base that I could glue pearl on. The "froggy" it's "druzy" pearls in silver mounting bought from Dottie's Rocks (http://stores.ebay.ca/id=6367751&ssPageName=STRK:MEFS:MESST). It was freshly made yesterday, I still had to wait for glue to dry to be able to clean the ring from "spills" of it... The silver SS (12.4mm -button) - design that I based on what I saw somewhere here, set in 14k white gold with Tanzanite on the side. I had my jeweler do this one...

[imanit]

[quote=SpaceNeedle;34326]I love your earrings, especially the ones with coin pearls (9.jpg). >>> you have good eye. Those coins were very special. Color (natural) is hart stopping... Notice the oval pearl on one of them ( I had just one like that) - it's spectacular.. (6mm)

[Kaywal]

They're all beautiful! That Vietnamese akoya necklace is stunning on you.--beautiful design Wow! You have some amazing pearls!

[barbie biggs]

Lovely pearl talent
Colored bubbles, necklace, rings
designs, well done you

[Nerida]

A return to Haiku postings?? Clever barbiebiggs!

[GemGeek]

Lovely pearl talent
Colored bubbles, necklace, rings
designs, well done you

Go Barbie, Go Barbie!! :cool:

[La Contessa]

An amazing assortment of beautiful pearls...I can't decide between them all.
I LOVE the first ring and how the setting seems to embrace that fabulous pearl! I am new what kind of pearl would that be?

And the Vietnamese Akoyas necklace looks like sea foam made of pearls...spectacular on you.

Thank you for sharing them.

[airdancer]

Wow, your collection is amazing! I love the look of the FW in graduated colours and the wonderful rainbow coloured earrings.

[jerin]

Beautiful pearls and the photograps are really professionally done! Camera? Settings, please!

[imanit]

[quote=La Contessa;34423]An amazing assortment of beautiful pearls...I can't decide between them all.
I LOVE the first ring and how the setting seems to embrace that fabulous pearl! I am new what kind of pearl would that be?


it's purple double "stick" pearl, very thick & shiny with silver wire wrapped around it...

[imanit]

Beautiful pearls and the photograps are really professionally done! Camera? Settings, please!


Thank you for the complement.
I use Canon PowerShot IS5. Manual settings ( I fiddle a lot with settings, but always in manual mode using little tripod (gorillapod-I love this thing !!), super macro mostly, daylight ( no direct sunlight). I don't Photoshop - still did not learn how....)

[imanit]

When Knotty showed her beautiful submission to TPO, my first reaction was "shoot, I thought that I invented detachable necklaces...". Obviously I didn't.... I want to show you how I wear my multiple purple strands:
components:
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every strand finished with spring rings:
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and this I what I do with it:
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[imanit]

and:
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[imanit]

and:
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and with my "froggy" broach:
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...sorry for lousy pictures...

[nlerner]

Ivona,

Very versatile use. Thank you for sharing.

[pattye]

Hi Ivona,

What creativity! And versatility! Lots of great looks possible, I especially love the frog broach. those big clip rings are similar to what I use to make a torsade out of long continuous ropes. THANK YOU for showing the neck shots too! Are the pearls fw? And purpley colors?

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

[imanit]

Hi Ivona,

Are the pearls fw? And purpley colors?

Pattye
so many pearls, so little time

yes & yes.... those purple FW are my weakens. I always look for the darkest & shiniest - shapes are secondary. All those strands are made of pearls like that: 8-9mm potato, 6-7 almost round( 5 strands - those are the nicest with lots of blue & green in them), 8-9 oval ans 4-5 almost round.
Thanks for looking...

[pearllove]

Ivona,
Wow!! You're so creative. Thank you for your pictures. You have given me some great ideas for wearing my pearls.:)

[Nerida]

Maybe a "Imanit" submision to TPO coming up? I love the versatility of your piece/s. Very very wearable.

[GemGeek]

You have an delightful set of pearls. I especially like the frog! ;)

[Kaywal]

Very cool! You have some gorgeous pearls!

[knotty panda]

I like how you pulled several strands through the donut on one side and only a few strands on the other. You have a whole wardrobe in that one piece. Very pretty.

[barbie biggs]

Ivona:
Lovely, ingenious, and very creative use of different elements. They look wonderful on you.
barbie

[PearlPoor]

Imanit,
I love how you allow the pearls to show off individually and also be together on strands that flow with such harmony . . . your strands look natural/native/ unpretentious . . . yet so elegant and sophisticated. Wow !

Pearl Poor